Navigating an asymmetrical recovery
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If there’s one thing we’ve learned since early 2020, when COVID-19 began disrupting lives, livelihoods, and the global economy, it’s that the road ahead can take surprising twists and turns. In the US, where the vaccine rollouts helped spur hiring and a return to normal, the Centers for Disease Control’s recent reversal on indoor mask-wearing guidance for vaccinated US citizens was a stark reminder of how quickly conditions can change. New strains of COVID, such as the aggressive Delta variant, continue to upend plans. And the situation is even more complex in many other regions, where the continuing impact of the virus is creating a business
How New P2P Regulations Make the Industry Safer for Investors in Southeast Asia
December 10, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Milena Naitoh
Digital lending platforms have made strong inroads in Southeast Asia over the past few years. In 2016 alone, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending generated US$115.01 million more than half of Southeast Asia’s total alternative financing market that year.
This growth can be attributed to a combination of two factors:
A high mobile penetration rate of 133%, with some people having two phones (or SIM cards) or more
A massive funding gap, where micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have unmet financing needs amounting to US$300 billion, despite the fact that small businesses account for 40% of Southeast Asia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 70% of the region’s workforce, according to a Deloitte report